The Restaurant and Food – El Comedor y La Comida breakfast desayuno (deh-sah-YOO-noh) lunch comida (koh-MEE-dah) (Spain, Mexico), almuerzo (ahl-MWEHR-soh) (South America) dinner or supper cena (SEH-nah) (everywhere) snack bocado (boh-KAH-doh)
Ordering Food - Pidiendo Comida
I want _. Quiero _. (KYEH-roh)
May I please have_. Quisiera... por favor .
I would like _. Me gustaría._. (Me goost- ah- REE-ah)
May I have _? ¿Me puede poner/traer _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-nehr/TRAH-ehr)
May I have some _? ¿Me puede dar un poco de _? (meh PWEH-deh dahr oon POH-koh deh?)
It was delicious. Estaba delicioso/muy bueno/muy rico.
The check, please. La cuenta, por favor. (lah KWEHN-tah, pohr fah-BOHR)
A table for one person/two people, please. Una mesa para una persona/dos personas, por favor. (OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah / dohs pehr-SOH-nahs pohr fah-BOHR)
Can I look at the menu, please? ¿Puedo ver el menú, por favor? (PWEH-doh behr ehl meh-NOO pohr fah-BOHR?) Is there a house specialty? ¿Hay alguna especialidad de la casa? (ay ahl-GOO-nah ehs-peh-SYAH-lee-dahd deh lah KAH-sah?) Is there a local specialty? ¿Hay alguna especialidad regional/de la zona? (ay ahl-GOO-nah ehs-peh-SYAH-lee-dahd reh-HYOH-nahl/deh lah SOH-nah?)
Drinks - Bebidas May I have a glass of _? ¿Me puede poner/traer un vaso de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-nehr/TRAH-ehr oon BAH-soh deh?) May I have a cup of _? ¿Me puede poner/traer una taza de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-ner/TRAH-ehr OO-nah TAH-sah deh?) May I have a bottle of _? ¿Me puede poner/traer una botella de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-nehr/TRAH-ehr OO-nah boh-TEH-yah deh?) coffee café (kah-FEH) tea (drink) té (TEH) juice zumo (THOO-mo) (Spain), jugo (HOO-goh) (South America) water agua (ah-GWAH) sparkling water agua con gas (ah-GWAH kohn gahs) (if you say agua, if you ask at the bar, it will be tap bottled water agua mineral (ah-GWAH mee-NEH-rahl) beer cerveza (sehr-VAY-sah) red/white wine vino tinto/blanco (BEE-noh TEEN-toh/BLAHN-koh) Food – Comida The basics – Lo básico rice arroz (AHR-rohs) beans frijoles (free-HOH-lehs), habichuelas (ah-bee-CHWEH-lahs) traditional Costa Rican Beans and Rice – Pinto Gallo (pEE-toh-GI-oh) chicken pollo. (POH-yoh) beef ternera (tehr-NEH-rah), vacuno (bah-KOO-noh), res (rehss) fish pescado (pehs-KAH-doh) ham jamón (hah-MOHN) sausage salchicha (sahl-CHEE-chah), vienesa (byeh-NEH-sah) cheese queso (KEH-soh) eggs huevos (oo-WEH-bohs) salad ensalada (ehn-sah-LAH-dah) (fresh) vegetables verdura (fresca) (behr-DOO-rah(FREHS-kah)) (fresh) fruit fruta (fresca) (FROO-tah(FREHS-kah)) bread pan (pahn) toast pan tostada (pahn tohs-TAH-dah) noodles fideos (FEE-deh_ohs)
To listen and practice ordering at a restaurant
To listen and practice ordering snacks
To listen and practice ordering tapas
To listen and practice ordering breakfast
To listen and practice chatting over a meal
breakfast desayuno (deh-sah-YOO-noh)
lunch comida (koh-MEE-dah) (Spain, Mexico), almuerzo (ahl-MWEHR-soh) (South America)
dinner or supper cena (SEH-nah) (everywhere)
snack bocado (boh-KAH-doh)
Ordering Food - Pidiendo Comida
A table for one person/two people, please.
Una mesa para una persona/dos personas, por favor. (OO-nah MEH-sah pah-rah OO-nah pehr-SOH-nah / dohs pehr-SOH-nahs pohr fah-BOHR)
Can I look at the menu, please?
¿Puedo ver el menú, por favor? (PWEH-doh behr ehl meh-NOO pohr fah-BOHR?)
Is there a house specialty?
¿Hay alguna especialidad de la casa? (ay ahl-GOO-nah ehs-peh-SYAH-lee-dahd deh lah KAH-sah?)
Is there a local specialty?
¿Hay alguna especialidad regional/de la zona? (ay ahl-GOO-nah ehs-peh-SYAH-lee-dahd reh-HYOH-nahl/deh lah SOH-nah?)
Drinks - Bebidas
May I have a glass of _?
¿Me puede poner/traer un vaso de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-nehr/TRAH-ehr oon BAH-soh deh?)
May I have a cup of _?
¿Me puede poner/traer una taza de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-ner/TRAH-ehr OO-nah TAH-sah deh?)
May I have a bottle of _?
¿Me puede poner/traer una botella de _? (meh PWEH-deh POH-nehr/TRAH-ehr OO-nah boh-TEH-yah deh?)
coffee café (kah-FEH)
tea (drink) té (TEH)
juice zumo (THOO-mo) (Spain), jugo (HOO-goh) (South America)
water agua (ah-GWAH)
sparkling water agua con gas (ah-GWAH kohn gahs) (if you say agua, if you ask at the bar, it will be tap bottled water agua mineral (ah-GWAH mee-NEH-rahl)
beer cerveza (sehr-VAY-sah)
red/white wine vino tinto/blanco (BEE-noh TEEN-toh/BLAHN-koh)
Food – Comida The basics – Lo básico
rice arroz (AHR-rohs)
beans frijoles (free-HOH-lehs), habichuelas (ah-bee-CHWEH-lahs)
traditional Costa Rican Beans and Rice – Pinto Gallo (pEE-toh-GI-oh)
chicken pollo. (POH-yoh)
beef ternera (tehr-NEH-rah), vacuno (bah-KOO-noh), res (rehss)
fish pescado (pehs-KAH-doh)
ham jamón (hah-MOHN)
sausage salchicha (sahl-CHEE-chah), vienesa (byeh-NEH-sah)
cheese queso (KEH-soh)
eggs huevos (oo-WEH-bohs)
salad ensalada (ehn-sah-LAH-dah)
(fresh) vegetables verdura (fresca) (behr-DOO-rah(FREHS-kah))
(fresh) fruit fruta (fresca) (FROO-tah(FREHS-kah))
bread pan (pahn)
toast pan tostada (pahn tohs-TAH-dah)
noodles fideos (FEE-deh_ohs)
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To listen and practice ordering at a restaurant
To listen and practice ordering snacks
To listen and practice ordering tapas
To listen and practice ordering breakfast
To listen and practice chatting over a meal
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